Ethiopia's seed banks - under threat from G8 plan to 'develop' AfricaResource Type: ArticlePublished: 2014Ethiopia leads the way in preserving crop seeds by engaging farming communities in the effort, and making the exchange of seeds part of village life and culture, reports Claire Provost. But now it's all at risk from a G8 plan to open Africa to corporate agriculture.

Global Agribusiness, Dependency and the Marginalisation of Self-Sufficiency, Organic Farming and AgroecologyResource Type: ArticlePublished: 2016Is organic-based farming merely a niche model of agriculture that is not capable of feeding the global population? Or does it have a major role to play? In addressing these questions, it would be useful to consider a selection of relevant literature to see what it says about the role of organic farming, how this model of agriculture impacts farmers and whether or not it can actually feed the global population.

Nature of EconomiesResource Type: BookPublished: 2001Jacobs argues that since human beings exist wholly within nature as part of natural order in every respect, we should look to the processes of nature for vibrant and flexible models of economic planning.